How Many People Are Named Suzan?
An estimated 6,452 people in the United States have the first name Suzan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Suzan peaked in popularity in 1955 with 484 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Suzan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Suzan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,452
About 1 in 53,124 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1955
484 births
Total Registered
9,081
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Suzan
Suzan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,081 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Suzan as a female name
Ranked #17,341 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1955 (484 births)
Suzan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Suzan span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 3,571 babies were registered. Suzan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Suzan by Decade
How has Suzan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Suzan by State
Birth registrations for Suzan span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Dakota, Hawaii. On average, about 164 Suzans were registered per state.
Suzan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Suzan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Suzan
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Suzan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Suzan?
We estimate approximately 6,452 people named Suzan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 53,124 Americans share this first name.
Is Suzan a common name?
Suzan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,081 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Suzan most popular?
Suzan reached peak popularity in 1955, when 484 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Suzan is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Suzan a female name?
Suzan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Suzan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Suzan Smith, Suzan Johnson, Suzan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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